21st Century Love Songs is the tenth studio album by English rock band The
Wildhearts. It was released on 3 September 2021. The album was preceded by the
singles "Sort Your Fucking Shit Out" and "Splitter". Singer/guitarist Ginger
Wildheart has described the album as a chance to "flex our creative muscle".
Ginger has also stated that the album's attitude is inspired by the band's most
successful previous album, the 1995 release P.H.U.Q.
Kerrang! described the album as combining the pop-oriented songwriting of the
band's album P.H.U.Q. with the unconventional experimentation of the initially
fan club-only Fishing for Luckies from the same period, while being more angry
and noisy than the previous album Renaissance Men. The magazine concluded that
thanks to this album, "The Wildhearts are a national treasure" in British rock
music. Classic Rock magazine noted the album's stylistic variety, with
"snatches of hardcore here, grunge there, a swipe or six from the power-pop
aisle, a couple of lurches into thrash, and a crafty pocketing of some
rockabilly." and described the album as "so full of energy, anger, humour and
artistic invention that it's clearly in quite a bit of pain."
Metal Hammer noted that the album continues the band's strong comeback after
being defunct for ten years before their previous album Renaissance Men, and
noted newly pointed lyrics about mental health and politics. The album also
received a positive review from Backseat Mafia, which concluded "Huge riffs and
mega group choruses [are] all battered out with the same intensity the group
have been performing with for decades now. The album starts with a bang and
never stops."
Ripper's Notes:
Amazon UK exclusive version, with two bonus tracks written by CJ.
What a colossal fuck up this was. Only available via Amazon UK, most people
who pre-ordered this exclusive got the standard edition delivered instead.
Replacement orders were simply cancelled, or are still pending filling. It is
currently not even listed on the amazon site. Had to pay fleabay prices to get
my grubby little hands on this one, but, due to recent stir ups within the band,
this may turn out to be one of the rarest, and last, Wildhearts releases. . .
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